Table 1 Number of Great Knots in orientation tests at Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve (CMDT) in the south Yellow Sea and at Yalujiang Estuarine Wetland Nature Reserve (YLE) in the north Yellow Sea during northward migration
Site | Time period | Number (and percentages) of Great Knots | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inactive | Disoriented | Oriented | Total | ||
CMDT | Before sunset | 46 | 10 | 89 (61.4%) | 145 |
After sunset | 41 | 0 | 37 (47.4%) | 78 | |
YLE | Before sunset | 5 | 5 | 23 (69.7%) | 33 |
After sunset | 15 | 1 | 23 (59.0%) | 39 | |
Total | 36.3% | 5.4% | 58.3% | ||